Part I Materials for reinforcements in composites1. Fibers for composite reinforcement: properties and microstructures2. Carbon nanotube reinforcements for composites3. Ceramic reinforcements for composites
Part II Structures for reinforcements in composites4. Woven reinforcements for composites5. Braided reinforcements for composites6. Three-dimensional (3D) fiber reinforcements for composites7. Modelling the geometry of textile reinforcements for composites: WiseTex8. Modelling the geometry of textile reinforcements for composites: TexGen
Part III Properties of composite reinforcements9. In-plane shear properties of woven fabric reinforced composites10. Biaxial tensile properties of reinforcements in composites11. Transverse compression properties of composite reinforcements12. Bending properties of reinforcements in composites13. Friction properties of reinforcements in composites14. Permeability properties of reinforcements in composites
Part IV Characterising and modelling reinforcements in composites15. Microscopic approaches for understanding the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites 16. Mesoscopic approaches for understanding the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites 17. Continuous models for analyzing the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites 18. X-ray tomography analysis of the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites19. Flow modeling in composite reinforcements 20. Modelling short fiber polymer reinforcements for composites 21. Modelling composite reinforcement forming processes
Philippe Boisse is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at INSA Lyon, France. His main fields of research are textile composites, composite forming and mechanics of fibrous materials. He is currently President of the French Association for Composite Materials AMAC, a member of the 'Institut Universitaire de France' (IUF), and an Associated Editor for the International Journal of Material Forming (Springer).